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NEW YORK -- Despite decreases in revenue, membership and
clubs, Town Sports International (TSI) CEO Robert Giardina is confident
about the company’s prospects.
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LOS ANGELES -- A settlement has been reached in the
class-action lawsuit Friedman vs. 24 Hour Fitness USA Inc.
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CHANHASSEN, MN -- Life Time Fitness has continued its good
run this year after the company reported an increase in sales, net
income and memberships for second quarter 2010.
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LAKE FOREST, IL -- Life Fitness and Hammer Strength sales in
second quarter 2010 increased by 17 percent compared to second quarter
2009, according to financials released by Brunswick Corp., whose fitness
segment includes Life Fitness and Hammer Strength.
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MEDWAY, MA -- Cybex International Inc. reported second
quarter 2010 net sales of $27.7 million, a net loss of $0.4 million from
the same period last year when the company reported $27.8
million.
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LAS VEGAS -- In addition to the goodwill coming from
franchisees and corporate executives at the recent Gold’s Gym
convention, one of the highlights was a taped video appearance by Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
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CHANHASSEN, MN -- Life Time Fitness has plans to open a new
club and a new yoga studio during the remainder of 2010.
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OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Two more lives have been saved at clubs
in recent weeks, both in the state of New York.
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ELLICOTT CITY, MD -- The Mid-Atlantic Club Management
Association (MACMA) presented awards to several members at its annual
conference held July 16 in Ellicott City, MD. More than 150 attendees
from clubs in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Washington,
DC, attended the conference.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Army is planning to update its physical
fitness test (APFT) for the first time in 30 years, and early
indications suggest the new test could include more functional fitness
aspects, similar to those included in the Navy’s Navy Operational
Fitness and Fueling Series (NOFFS) program.
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CHICAGO -- Sixteen new communities joined the YMCA of the
USA’s Statewide Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC) initiative, a
coordinated effort designed to combat childhood obesity.
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RICHMOND, VA -- In spite of a lagging economy, the medical
fitness industry continues to grow steadily, according to survey results
and analysis included in the “Benchmarks for Success 2010, Eighth
Edition.”
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CHICAGO -- The Roosevelt University campus in downtown
Chicago will be home to a rec center in the sky when a new 32-story
building, being dubbed a “vertical campus,” opens in early
2012.
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Learn about common Internet marketing myths and
misconceptions in August’s
WebSavvy column, provided by Club Industry and Leslie Nolen,
CEO of the Radial Group and a
Step by Step
columnist. Get more from your website by reading past WebSavvy articles
about how to get more e-newsletter subscribers, analyze Web traffic and
make your site more useful.
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Get fit tip sheets for your members, view videos, learn about
liability issues and read some of the most popular stories on cardio and
strength trends featured in the past few years in Club Industry
magazine by going to the Life
Fitness-sponsored content page.
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Save up to 25 percent on conference packages for the Club
Industry Conference and Trade Show, Oct. 6-8 in Chicago. You can
register for one of three packages: the All-Access Pass, which includes
seminars in all slots plus the Luncheon Roundtables and Business
Breakthrough Brunch, the Seven Pack, which includes seven seminars, or
the Four Pack, which gives you four sessions. All of the options are now
at a 25 percent savings. That’s anywhere from $70 to $115 off regular
prices.
Register
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24 Hour
Fitness, San Ramon, CA, has launched two programs to support U.S.
Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games in London. The programs, made available to National Governing
Bodies (NGB) and their respective athletes, are called the Elite
Membership and NGB Incentive programs, which are valued at more than $1
million. Elite Memberships are one-year, complimentary all-club passes
to every 24 Hour club nationwide. As part of the NGB Incentive program,
participating NGBs will receive a percentage from the sale of all
memberships, personal training sessions and online transactions to help
offset operating and program costs.
Crunch, New York, is expanding
its franchise opportunities around the world. More than 50 Crunch franchise clubs are in
development in the United States and internationally. The first
franchise locations will open in Portland, OR, and Lake Forest, CA, this
fall. Crunch is operated by New Evolution Ventures (NEV), formerly known
as New Evolution Fitness Co. (NEFC).
A 4-year-old girl drowned on July 24 during a private event at the
Orangeburg County Aquatic Center in Orangeburg, SC. Ariana Lily
Robinson’s death was ruled accidental by the county coroner. The
county-owned aquatics center is run by the Orangeburg
YMCA. The $9 million water park opened over Memorial Day weekend.
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Go Figure Inc.,
Houston, developers of the iGo Figure Member and Business Management
Software, was recently nominated for the Best Place to Work in Houston
award, which is sponsored by the Houston Chronicle. Each
nominated company was required to have at least 70 percent of its staff
based in the Houston area. Go Figure employees were surveyed extensively
on the company’s organization, work environment and benefits package,
along with accessibility to management, supervision and training.
Results will be published in August by the Houston
Chronicle.
The National Council
for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT) has obtained accreditation
from the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, according to the
NCCPT. “We feel we’re the most practical entry-level and
cost-effective certification available for people wanting to enter the
field of personal training,” says John Platero, the director of
education for the NCCPT.
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I talked to Richard Simmons last week for our Club Industry
show preview in the September issue. What an amazing man! At age 62, he
is still inspiring others to lose weight and live healthier
lives.
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Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific
shooting rampage at an LA Fitness in Pittsburgh, which attracted instant
national attention.
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Often, pranks just end up being annoying, but this prank (or
perhaps we should call it a publicity stunt since they sent out a press
release in advance) by Zug.com writer Bayan Rabbani caught my eye
because it involved 24 Hour Fitness and Rabbani spending 24 hours in a
club.
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